Analysis: Why pesticides and molds argue for legal pot

This undated photograph provided by the a University of New Haven, and taken by a microscope set to 10-times magnification, shows a marijuana leaf covered with mold. The school, located in West Haven, Conn., is developing a new method to identify contaminants in marijuana using DNA profiling and analysis. (Photo: University Of New Haven, AP)

When it comes to legal pot, some present reasons for why it should remain illegal and others have lots of reasons for legalizing it. But, two stories making the rounds today are arguments for why legalization has a public health benefit: Testing for pesticides and molds.

First up: A university researcher whose work on the DNA of marijuana plants was geared toward helping law enforcement:

The University of New Haven created a marijuana DNA profile database that has helped federal authorities determine where illegal pot growers and dealers got their product, The Associated Press wrote. The researchers were funded by a $100,000 grant from the federal Office of National Drug Control Policy’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program.

Now, those researchers are hoping to turn their DNA-computational powers to creating a less-expensive, easier way to profile what foreign stuff is on your marijuana buds. Here’s the top of the AP story:

The microscope at the University of New Haven, set at 10-times magnification, shows a marijuana leaf covered with dozens of tiny bumps. It’s mold, and someone, somewhere could be smoking similarly contaminated pot and not have a clue.

Heather Miller Coyle, a forensic botanist and associate professor at the university, says all sorts of nasty things not visible to the naked eye have been found in marijuana — mold, mildew, insect parts, salmonella and E. coli, to name a few.

That’s why Coyle and her students earlier this year began developing a new process to detect contaminants in marijuana through DNA profiling and analysis. The aim is to be able to identify potentially harmful substances through a testing method that could make the analysis easier and quicker for labs across the country in the developing industry of marijuana quality control testing.

“If there’s no certification … it’s like saying we don’t check our meat for mad cow disease,” Coyle said. “That’s our goal as a private university, to develop the tools to address or mediate this issue.”

A number of labs around the country are testing marijuana for contaminants using different methods, many of which have been around for decades and used to test other plants, including food crops, for harmful substances.

The health effects of marijuana tainted with mold, pesticides and other contaminants aren’t clear, said Mason Tvert, a Colorado-based spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project in Washington, D.C. The project was founded in 1995 to lobby for the reduction or elimination of penalties for marijuana use.

“Although we have not seen significant problems with tainted marijuana in the past, we should certainly be taking steps to make sure it’s not a problem in the future,” Tvert said. “We have never seen a death solely associated with marijuana use. The same certainly can’t be said of alcohol and other drugs.”

Cannabis tester Jeffrey Raber conducted a recent study that found up to 70 percent of pesticides found in marijuana can transfer to the smoke when inhaled.

”I think that what’s so alarming to us is that such a huge amount of pesticide material could be transferred,” Raber said. “And, you have to consider that when you inhale (something), it’s much like injecting it directly into your blood stream.”

Raber, who holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of Southern California, runs a medical cannabis testing laboratory in Los Angeles called the Werc Shop. The lab performed a small random study that found more than 35 percent of marijuana from dispensaries failed pesticide tests.

“I think all that says is we really, really need some serious regulations within California to help us clean up our supply, especially in the medical patient context,” Raber said. “These are people that are immunocompromised, they’re undergoing chemotherapy, they’re very sick with antibacterial loads. We can’t be subjecting them to more of these types of potentially harmful contaminants when they’re looking to this as a medicine source.”

So, mold and pesticides could be causing health problems for marijuana users. The solution?

Well, one noncontroversial part of Initiative 502, the law creating a legal market in Washington, is the requirement that legal pot be tested.

Growers and producers of products from marijuana must, in the I-502 system set up by the Washington State Liquor Control Board, prove the products passed tests by an accredited lab for moisture content, potency analysis, foreign matter inspection, microbiological screening, pesticide and other chemical residue and metals screening, and residual solvents levels.

That may not be reason enough to pursue a legal marijuana system for everyone … but it’s certainly one way to limit damage to public health. The other way is to get the millions of Americans using marijuana to stop all together … and, well, that hasn’t worked after decades of draconian measures.

1 – Easy stuff first: You and all of your partners, sugar daddies/mommas or investors must be 21 or older and have been a resident in Washington for at least three months.

1 – Easy stuff first: You and all of your partners, sugar daddies/mommas or investors must be 21 or older and have been a resident in Washington for at least three months.

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2 – You can’t plan to run the grow operation in your home. The board demands that police have to be able come in without notice or cause.

2 – You can’t plan to run the grow operation in your home. The board demands that police have to be able come in without notice or cause.

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3 – If you’re thinking of that nice patch of federal land hidden up in the trees … well, you should just stop right here, handcuff yourself and call the police.

3 – If you’re thinking of that nice patch of federal land hidden up in the trees … well, you should just stop right here, handcuff yourself and call the police.

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4 – Have $250 for the application fee and be ready to pay other expenses, such as fingerprint evaluation ($1,000 for renewal). You’ll have 30 days to submit your application after Nov. 18. And you, your partners or business entity can only apply for three producer licenses. less

4 – Have $250 for the application fee and be ready to pay other expenses, such as fingerprint evaluation ($1,000 for renewal). You’ll have 30 days to submit your application after Nov. 18. And you, your ... more

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5 – Now the hard stuff: You’ll have to have a complete business plan that includes the information in the following slides of this gallery as well as a lease (or proof of ownership) for a location (though your lease can have an opt-out clause if you fail to get a license). The property cannot come within 1,000 feet of schools, parks, childcare centers, federal housing and other areas. less

5 – Now the hard stuff: You’ll have to have a complete business plan that includes the information in the following slides of this gallery as well as a lease (or proof of ownership) for a location (though ... more

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6 - As in a standard business plan, you’ll have to show you have the money to start and run the business, and that money has to come from people who have been in Washington at least three months. And, you’ll need to show you or the person running the show has the expertise necessary to successfully run a business as well as be able to demonstrate to the board that you are “familiar with marijuana laws and rules.” less

6 - As in a standard business plan, you’ll have to show you have the money to start and run the business, and that money has to come from people who have been in Washington at least three months. And, ... more

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7 – Each application has to be for its own space. It can be in a shared building, but it has to have its own walls, security and door to outside but not to other grow areas. And it must have its own address, whether that is Suite B or whatever. less

7 – Each application has to be for its own space. It can be in a shared building, but it has to have its own walls, security and door to outside but not to other grow areas. And it must have its own address, ... more

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8 – You’ll have to pass a criminal history check for everyone involved: Owner/grower and financiers alike. None of you can rack up eight or more points in the board’s point system – though going over is not an automatic denial. They have a list of exceptions to the point system, too, but those expire on July 1, 2014. less

8 – You’ll have to pass a criminal history check for everyone involved: Owner/grower and financiers alike. None of you can rack up eight or more points in the board’s point system – though going over ... more

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9 – Security plan: All employees have to wear an ID badge. You have to have an alarm system on all perimeter entry points and windows and you “may also” want to use motion detectors, pressure switches, duress, panic and holdup alarms. Your surveillance system has to have a camera “resolution of 640X470 pixel and must be internet protocol (IP) compatible.”
You must also have a “recording system for controlled areas within the licensed premises and entire perimeter fencing and gates enclosing an outdoor grow operation.”
Cameras must capture pretty much every inch of the operation and “allow for the clear and certain identification of any individual on the licensed premises.” It’s all gotta carry a time and date stamp, too. less

9 – Security plan: All employees have to wear an ID badge. You have to have an alarm system on all perimeter entry points and windows and you “may also” want to use motion detectors, pressure switches, ... more

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10 – Traceability: “To prevent diversion and to promote public safety, marijuana licensees must track marijuana from seed to sale.” They mean the entire way, every step: “Marijuana seedlings, clones, plants, lots of usable marijuana or trim, leaves, and other plant matter, batches of extracts and marijuana-infused products must be traceable from production through processing, and finally into the retail environment including being able to identify which lot was used as base material to create each batch of extracts or infused products.”
And you have to keep a log of each thing you do to and with the plants. less

10 – Traceability: “To prevent diversion and to promote public safety, marijuana licensees must track marijuana from seed to sale.” They mean the entire way, every step: “Marijuana seedlings, clones, ... more

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11 – Employee qualifications and training … basic HR stuff.

11 – Employee qualifications and training … basic HR stuff.

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12 – Be current in any tax obligations to the Washington Department of Revenue.

12 – Be current in any tax obligations to the Washington Department of Revenue.

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13 – Have identified that indoor facility or greenhouse with rigid walls, a roof and doors.

13 – Have identified that indoor facility or greenhouse with rigid walls, a roof and doors.

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14 – Or, that outdoor area “of open or cleared ground fully enclosed by a physical barrier” must be also enclosed by a sight-obscure wall or fence at least eight feet high.

14 – Or, that outdoor area “of open or cleared ground fully enclosed by a physical barrier” must be also enclosed by a sight-obscure wall or fence at least eight feet high.

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15 – With a cap on total space for marijuana production in the state set at 2 million square feet, you’ll have to pick for each application what tier or size of grow operation you want to shoot for:
Tier 1: Less than 2,000 square feet
Tier 2: 2,000 to 10,000 square feet
Tier 3: 10,000 to 30,000 square feet. less

15 – With a cap on total space for marijuana production in the state set at 2 million square feet, you’ll have to pick for each application what tier or size of grow operation you want to shoot ... more

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16 – You’ll need proof of insurance “to protect the consumer should there be any claims, suits, actions, costs, damages or expenses arising from any negligent or intentional act or omission of the marijuana licensees.” Also, you have to have “commercial general liability insurance” for injury or property damage. less

16 – You’ll need proof of insurance “to protect the consumer should there be any claims, suits, actions, costs, damages or expenses arising from any negligent or intentional act or omission of the ... more

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17 – For product to get going, you’ll want to have a plant plan – but you don’t have to tell the board about it. It just seems like you should have in mind anyway where, within the first 15 days after your license is granted, you’ll get the “non-flowering marijuana plants” to gather “physically on the licenses premises.” After that, everything you grow will have to come from seeds or plant cuttings that you have or can get from another state-licensed producer. less

17 – For product to get going, you’ll want to have a plant plan – but you don’t have to tell the board about it. It just seems like you should have in mind anyway where, within the first 15 days after ... more

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18 – And, you’ll have to have the right ingredients for growing it:
- Materials listed or registered by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) or Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) as allowable for use in organic production, processing, and handling under the U.S. Department of Agriculture's national organics standards, also called the National Organic Program (NOP), consistent with requirements at 7 C.F.R. Part 205.
- Pesticides registered by WSDA under chapter 15.58 RCW as allowed for use in the production, processing, and handling of marijuana. Pesticides must be used consistent with the label requirements.
- Commercial fertilizers registered by WSDA under chapter 15.54 RCW.
- Potting soil and other growing media available commercially in the state of Washington may be used in marijuana production. Producers growing outdoors are not required to meet land eligibility requirements outlined in 7 C.F.R. Part 205.202. less

18 – And, you’ll have to have the right ingredients for growing it:
- Materials listed or registered by the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) or Organic Materials Review Institute ... more

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19 – You’ll need to get it to a producer or retailer. So, you need a transportation plan. The board wants to know type, amount, name of transporter, time of departure and arrival; receipt of shipment; transportation manifest for each move and …
- Only the marijuana licensee or an employee of the licensee may transport product;
- Marijuana or marijuana products must be in a sealed package or container approved by the board pursuant to WAC 314-55-105;
- Sealed packages or containers cannot be opened during transport;
- Marijuana or marijuana products must be in a locked, safe and secure storage compartment that is secured to the inside body/compartment of the vehicle transporting the marijuana or marijuana products;
- Any vehicle transporting marijuana or marijuana products must travel directly from the shipping licensee to the receiving licensee and must not make any unnecessary stops in between except to other facilities receiving product. less

19 – You’ll need to get it to a producer or retailer. So, you need a transportation plan. The board wants to know type, amount, name of transporter, time of departure and arrival; receipt of shipment; ... more

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20 – A waste management plan for “Solid and liquid wastes generated during marijuana production and processing must be stored, managed, and disposed of in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations.” less

20 – A waste management plan for “Solid and liquid wastes generated during marijuana production and processing must be stored, managed, and disposed of in accordance with applicable state and local laws ... more

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21 – Finally, you’ll need a contract for testing the product by an accredited lab to test the marijuana for quality assurance: Moisture content, potency analysis, foreign matter inspection, microbiological screening, pesticide and other chemical residue and metals screening, and residual solvents levels. The labs must follow the most current version of the “Cannabis Inflorescence and Leaf” monograph published by the American Herbal Pharmacopoeia. And only "Class A" useable marijuana or marijuana-infused product will be allowed to be sold.
If your marijuana doesn’t meet the standards, you might be able to make hash or hash oil out of it … but now you’re talking about producers' rules and we’ll get to those next. less

The Washington State Liquor Control Board will begin accepting applications for retail licenses on Nov. 18. From that date, you have 30 days to submit your application.
NOTE: All of the information in this ... more

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1 - You and anyone investing in you or your business need to be at least 21 years old and have been a resident of Washington for three months in order to apply for a marijuana retail store license.

1 - You and anyone investing in you or your business need to be at least 21 years old and have been a resident of Washington for three months in order to apply for a marijuana retail store license.

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2 - Have $250 for the application fee and be ready to pay other expenses, such as fingerprint evaluation ($1,000 for renewal).

2 - Have $250 for the application fee and be ready to pay other expenses, such as fingerprint evaluation ($1,000 for renewal).

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3 - Identify where you want to try for a license: There will be a total of 334 retail store licenses issued for the state. Locations in the Puget Sound region with the most stores: Seattle – 21 stores; unincorporated King County (outside of cities) – 11; total Pierce County – 31; total Snohomish County - 35. See the fill list. Not every county or city will allow stores to open right away and every city and county has its own zoning ideas.
Above is what one part of King County looks like when you draw in the 1,000-foot rule. less

3 - Identify where you want to try for a license: There will be a total of 334 retail store licenses issued for the state. Locations in the Puget Sound region with the most stores: Seattle – 21 stores; ... more

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4 - You’ll have to have a complete business plan that includes the things in the following slides and you’ll have to show you have the money to start and run the business. That money has to come from people who have been in Washington at least three months. And, you’ll need to show you or the person running the show has the expertise necessary to successfully run a business as well as be able to demonstrate to the board that you are “familiar with marijuana laws and rules.” less

4 - You’ll have to have a complete business plan that includes the things in the following slides and you’ll have to show you have the money to start and run the business. That money has to come from ... more

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5 - You’ll have to pass a criminal history check for everyone involved:
Owner/grower and financiers alike: None of you can rack up eight or more points in the board’s point system – though going over is not an automatic denial.
They have a list of exceptions to the point system, too, but those expire on July 1, 2014. less

5 - You’ll have to pass a criminal history check for everyone involved:
Owner/grower and financiers alike: None of you can rack up eight or more points in the board’s point system – though going over ... more

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6 - Be current on all state tax obligations, both individually and “as part of any entity in which (you) have an ownership interest.”

6 - Be current on all state tax obligations, both individually and “as part of any entity in which (you) have an ownership interest.”

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7 - You’ll need to know what licensed growers/producers you are going to buy from and they will have to have up-to-date tracking information for their products proving they came from within the I-502, state-run system. The grower/producers also have to prove the products passed tests by an accredited lab for moisture content, potency analysis, foreign matter inspection, microbiological screening, pesticide and other chemical residue and metals screening, and residual solvents levels. less

7 - You’ll need to know what licensed growers/producers you are going to buy from and they will have to have up-to-date tracking information for their products proving they came from within the I-502, ... more

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8 - Brace yourself emotionally for a lottery situation. If the state gets more qualifying applications for a specific area than they have allocated licenses for … they will hold a lottery. So, if they get 25 qualifying applications for Seattle’s 21 stores, they will draw 21 from the pool and four applicants will lose out. less

8 - Brace yourself emotionally for a lottery situation. If the state gets more qualifying applications for a specific area than they have allocated licenses for … they will hold a lottery. So, if they get 25 ... more

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9 - And, you won’t be allowed to have more than three retail licenses, period. You won’t be able to have more than 33 percent of the licenses allocated for a particular area. So, if a city or county has three licenses available, you can’t have more than one of them. less

9 - And, you won’t be allowed to have more than three retail licenses, period. You won’t be able to have more than 33 percent of the licenses allocated for a particular area. So, if a city or county has ... more

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10 - You’ll need to secure a store front. It can’t be within 1,000 feet of a school, playground, daycare or federally subsidized housing project, etc. But when you have found the right place, you only have to have a commitment for a contract to lease or buy. Your contract can have an opt-out clause if you don’t get a license. less

10 - You’ll need to secure a store front. It can’t be within 1,000 feet of a school, playground, daycare or federally subsidized housing project, etc. But when you have found the right place, you only have ... more

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11 - Security plan: All employees have to wear an ID badge. You have to have an alarm system on all perimeter entry points and windows and you “may also” want to use motion detectors, pressure switches, duress, panic and holdup alarms. Your surveillance system has to have a camera “resolution of 640X470 pixels and must be internet protocol (IP) compatible.”
You must also have a “recording system for controlled areas within the licensed premises.
Cameras must capture pretty much every inch of the operation and “allow for the clear and certain identification of any individual on the licensed premises.”
It’s all gotta carry a time and date stamp, too. less

11 - Security plan: All employees have to wear an ID badge. You have to have an alarm system on all perimeter entry points and windows and you “may also” want to use motion detectors, pressure switches, ... more

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12 – Traceability: “To prevent diversion and to promote public safety, marijuana licensees must track marijuana from seed to sale.” They mean the entire way, every step:
“Marijuana seedlings, clones, plants, lots of usable marijuana or trim, leaves, and other plant matter, batches of extracts and marijuana-infused products must be traceable from production through processing, and finally into the retail environment including being able to identify which lot was used as base material to create each batch of extracts or infused products.”
And you have to keep a log of each thing you do to and with the plants. less

12 – Traceability: “To prevent diversion and to promote public safety, marijuana licensees must track marijuana from seed to sale.” They mean the entire way, every step:
“Marijuana seedlings, ... more

14 - Anyone in the store responsible for selling must check proof of age for any buyer (who has to be 21 or older to purchase) and know how much a customer can buy: “A single transaction is limited to one ounce of usable marijuana, sixteen ounces of marijuana-infused product in solid form, seven grams of marijuana-infused extract for inhalation, and seventy-two ounces of marijuana-infused product in liquid form.” less

14 - Anyone in the store responsible for selling must check proof of age for any buyer (who has to be 21 or older to purchase) and know how much a customer can buy: “A single transaction is limited to one ... more

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15 - Banish the thoughts of selling needlepoint craft works, coffee, beer or anything that isn’t useable marijuana, marijuana-infused consumables or the tools for smoking, vaping or otherwise classified as paraphernalia. less

15 - Banish the thoughts of selling needlepoint craft works, coffee, beer or anything that isn’t useable marijuana, marijuana-infused consumables or the tools for smoking, vaping or otherwise classified as ... more

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16 - But do have a list of the things you want to sell and how those products are to be displayed in the store to consumers. Jars? Black boxes? You know, what will the inside of the store look like?

16 - But do have a list of the things you want to sell and how those products are to be displayed in the store to consumers. Jars? Black boxes? You know, what will the inside of the store look like?

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17 - Also deny yourself the fantasy of selling on the Internet or through deliveries, because those activities are forbidden.

17 - Also deny yourself the fantasy of selling on the Internet or through deliveries, because those activities are forbidden.

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18 - You can’t sell concentrates like hash or hash oil outright. But you can sell those products when they are “infused,” which can be as little as a drop of cooking oil (say) in the hash oil or just a bit of the marijuana extract in a baked good. less

18 - You can’t sell concentrates like hash or hash oil outright. But you can sell those products when they are “infused,” which can be as little as a drop of cooking oil (say) in the hash oil or just a ... more

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19 - Limit your advertising fantasies. There will be no "Marlboro Man of Marijuana" in this business. Instead, you can have a sign for your business no bigger than 1,600 square inches. You won’t be able to put signs on buses or bus shelters, nor can you put signs within 1,000 feet of restricted zones (schools etc.) or public property.
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19 - Limit your advertising fantasies. There will be no "Marlboro Man of Marijuana" in this business. Instead, you can have a sign for your business no bigger than 1,600 square inches. You won’t be able to ... more

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20 - Specifics on what you can’t do:
All marijuana advertising and labels of useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products sold in the state of Washington may not contain any statement, or illustration that:
(a) Is false or misleading;
(b) Promotes over consumption
(c) Represents the use of marijuana has curative or therapeutic effects
(d) Depicts a child or other person under legal age to consume marijuana, or includes:
(i) Objects, such as toys, characters, or cartoon characters suggesting the presence of a child, or any other depiction designed in any manner to be especially appealing to children or other persons under legal age to consume marijuana; or
(ii) Is designed in any manner that would be especially appealing to children or other persons under twenty-one years of age. less

20 - Specifics on what you can’t do:
All marijuana advertising and labels of useable marijuana and marijuana-infused products sold in the state of Washington may not contain any statement, or illustration ... more

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21 - Package labeling for buds or “usable marijuana” when sold at retail must include the following warnings and information (not the complete list):
"Warning: This product has intoxicating effects and may be habit forming. Smoking is hazardous to your health"
"There may be health risks associated with consumption of this product"
"Should not be used by women that are pregnant or breast feeding"
"For use only by adults twenty-one and older. Keep out of reach of children"
"Marijuana can impair concentration, coordination, and judgment. Do not operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence of this drug"
Statement that discloses all pesticides applied to the marijuana plants and growing medium during production and processing.
The business or trade name and Washington state unified business identifier number of the licensees that produced, processed, and sold the usable marijuana
Concentration of THC, THCA, CBD, including a total of active cannabinoids (potency profile)
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21 - Package labeling for buds or “usable marijuana” when sold at retail must include the following warnings and information (not the complete list):
"Warning: This product has intoxicating effects and ... more

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22 - Package labeling for marijuana-infused products similar to previous slide, but also:
"This product is infused with marijuana or active compounds of marijuana"
"Caution: When eaten or swallowed, the intoxicating effects of this drug may be delayed by two or more hours."
Statement that discloses the type of extraction method (for the concentrate used in the product), including any solvents, gases, or other chemicals or compounds used to produce or that are added to the extract. less

22 - Package labeling for marijuana-infused products similar to previous slide, but also:
"This product is infused with marijuana or active compounds of marijuana"
"Caution: When eaten or swallowed, the ... more

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23 - No underselling your competitors. You won’t be able to sell your cannabis products for less than what they cost you to buy it, including tax, from a processor/grower.

23 - No underselling your competitors. You won’t be able to sell your cannabis products for less than what they cost you to buy it, including tax, from a processor/grower.

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24 - Collect and pass onto the state the 25 percent tax on everything you sell.

24 - Collect and pass onto the state the 25 percent tax on everything you sell.